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Hevia, Carlos, 1900-1964


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    • Hevia y de los Reyes-Gavilan
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    • Hevia y de los Reyes-Gavilan, Carlos, 1900-1964
    • Reyes-Gavilan, Carlos Hevia y de los, 1900-1964
    • Gavilan, Carlos Hevia y de los Reyes-, 1900-1964
    • De los Reyes-Gavilan, Carlos Hevia y, 1900-1964
    • Los Reyes-Gavilan, Carlos Hevia y de, 1900-1964
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    • found: Carlos Hevia, 1953:title frame (Dr. Carlos Hevia, well-known Cuban statesman; held high office in the Cuban government from provisional president on down; a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis)
    • found: Wikipedia, August 27, 2013(Carlos Hevia; Carlos Hevia y de los Reyes-Gavilan; born March 21, 1900 in Havana, Cuba; son of Aurelio Hevia y Alcalde and Sara de los Reyes-Gavilán y de la Guardia; Hevia, who was also a surgeon, had been the first Cuban national to graduate from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis as a member of the Class of 1919; he served as President of Cuba for less than three days; during the third week of 1934, Hevia was President from 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 15, until 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, January 18; Cuban junta leader Fulgencio Batista had obtained the resignation of Hevia's predecessor, Ramón Grau.; the choice of Hevia was unpopular with the military, and by Wednesday, the new President was asked to resign; he was replaced by Manuel Márquez Sterling; Hevia had been the Agricultural Minister when rioting broke out in Havana in protest against President Grau; Hevia later broke with Batista and became an important politician in the Autentico party; he served as foreign minister of Cuba from 1948 to 1950 during the administration of Carlos Prio; Hevia was chosen to be the Autentico presidential candidate for the 1952 elections; however, the elections, in which Hevia's main opponents were Roberto Agramonte and Fulgencio Batista, were canceled when Batista took power in a military coup; Hevia went into exile in the United States and during the early 1960s was part of groups opposed to Fidel Castro who overthrew Batista in 1959; Hevia died April 2, 1964 in Lantana. Florida)
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    • 2013-08-29: new
    • 2013-08-30: revised
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